EP3000684A1 - Näherungsbenachrichtigungsvorrichtung eines grätschsitzfahrzeugs - Google Patents

Näherungsbenachrichtigungsvorrichtung eines grätschsitzfahrzeugs Download PDF

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EP3000684A1
EP3000684A1 EP15186297.6A EP15186297A EP3000684A1 EP 3000684 A1 EP3000684 A1 EP 3000684A1 EP 15186297 A EP15186297 A EP 15186297A EP 3000684 A1 EP3000684 A1 EP 3000684A1
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Takashi Tetsuka
Yasumasa Matsui
Ryuta Niimura
Syunichi Miyagishi
Jun Adachi
Kosuke Kuroda
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q9/00—Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q7/00, e.g. haptic signalling
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60W—CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT
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    • B60W50/08—Interaction between the driver and the control system
    • B60W50/14—Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention
    • B60W50/16—Tactile feedback to the driver, e.g. vibration or force feedback to the driver on the steering wheel or the accelerator pedal
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60W—CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT
    • B60W2300/00—Indexing codes relating to the type of vehicle
    • B60W2300/36—Cycles; Motorcycles; Scooters
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60W—CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT
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  • the present invention relates to an approach notification device of a straddle type vehicle, and more particularly, to an approach notification device of a straddle type vehicle for notifying a rider of an approaching state of an obstacle or the like to a rider's own vehicle.
  • An approach notification device which detects an obstacle such as another vehicle or the like located around a rider's own vehicle and notifies a rider of its approaching state.
  • Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No. 2008-56136 discloses an approach notification device provided in a four-wheeled motor vehicle.
  • this approach notification device a location of an obstacle around the vehicle is detected by means of a millimetre wave radar and an onboard camera.
  • a winker operation lever is about to be operated in the direction to approach the obstacle, an obstacle approach is notified in such a manner that a vibrator vibrates this winker operation lever.
  • the approach notification device as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No 2008-56136 is based on the application to a four-wheeled motor vehicle having a closed passenger compartment. Therefore, if it were to be directly applied to a winker manipulator of a straddle type vehicle, it is conceivable that sufficient effects may not be obtained since the straddle type vehicle (which has no passenger compartment) is subject to an influence of vibrations and wind at the time of traveling, and the rider sometimes wears gloves.
  • the vehicle body of which is smaller than that of the four wheeled motor vehicle and on which the rider rides in an exposed fashion, it is desirable that a location in the forward and rearward direction also can be recognized as more detailed information about the location of the obstacle.
  • the present invention has been made to solve the problems of the above prior art and it is an object of at least the preferred embodiments of the present invention to provide an approach notification device of a straddle type vehicle which is capable of effectively notifying a rider of an approaching state of an obstacle.
  • an approach notification device of a straddle type vehicle comprising an obstacle detection means for detecting an obstacle located around a rider's own vehicle, an approach determination means for detecting an approaching state that the obstacle is located within a predetermined distance from the own vehicle, and a winker operation resistance increasing means for increasing operation resistance of a winker manipulator of a winker device which is provided in the own vehicle, wherein when the approaching state that the obstacle is within the predetermined distance from the own vehicle is determined by the approach determination means and the operation of the winker manipulator in the direction of a location of the obstacle is detected, the winker operation resistance increasing means is operated to increase the operation resistance of the winker manipulator.
  • the rider can be notified intuitively by the feeling of a fingertip that various kinds of obstacles such as another vehicle, a pedestrian, a fallen object, a side wall and the like are located in the direction in which the rider intends the vehicle to move.
  • the operation resistance of the winker manipulator is increased only at the time of manipulation in the direction in which the obstacle is located.
  • the operation resistance is not increased in the case where the winker manipulator is manipulated in a direction away from the obstacle, so that a feeling of incompatibility is not given to the rider.
  • the operation resistance of the winker manipulator is increased only for a predetermined period of time after the operation of the winker manipulator is detected.
  • the device Since the operation resistance of the winker manipulator is increased only for the predetermined period of time after the operation of the operation manipulator is detected, the feeling of resistance is sensed only during an ON operation of the winker manipulator.
  • the device is thus configured in such a way as not to exert an influence upon a return operation or the like following the ON operation.
  • the device further comprises a first notification means which is configured to start its operation under the condition that the approaching state is determined and the winker device is operated in the direction of the location of the obstacle by the operation of the winker manipulator.
  • the first notification means is configured to start its operation under the condition that the approaching state is determined and the winker device is operated in the direction of the location of the obstacle by the operation of the winker manipulator, the approaching state of the obstacle can be recognized due to the increase of the operation resistance, and the state that the winker device is in operation in the direction of the location of the obstacle can be notified to the rider by a vibrator or the like. Therefore, the approaching state can be notified more accurately to the rider.
  • an approach notification device of a straddle type vehicle comprising an obstacle detection means for detecting an obstacle located around a rider's own vehicle, an approach determination means for detecting an approaching state that the obstacle is located within a predetermined distance from the own vehicle, and a first notification means configured to start its operation under the condition that the winker device is operated in the direction of the location of the obstacle in a condition where the approaching state is determined.
  • the state that the winker device is in operation in the direction of the location of the obstacle can be notified to the rider.
  • the approaching state can be notified to the rider.
  • the first notification means comprises a vibrator which vibrates a part corresponding to the location of the obstacle among a plurality of predetermined parts with which the rider makes contact.
  • the approaching state of the obstacle can be notified intuitively through a tactile sense of a portion of the rider's body which contacts the vehicle body.
  • the vibrator is configured to vibrate a right hand part of the rider when the obstacle is located on a front right side of the own vehicle, to vibrate a left hand part of the rider when the obstacle is located on a front left side of the own vehicle, to vibrate a right foot part of the rider when the obstacle is located on a rear right side of the own vehicle, and to vibrate a left foot part of the rider when the obstacle is located on a rear left side of the own vehicle.
  • the state that the obstacle is located on the front right side or on the front left side can be notified by the vibrators which are provided on the steering handle and the fuel tank of the two-wheeled motorcycle, for example.
  • the state that the obstacle is located on the rear right side or the rear left side can be notified by the vibrators which are provided on a seat and a footrest step.
  • the device further comprises an indicator as a second notification means, wherein the indicator is operated in accordance with detection of the approaching state.
  • the winker manipulator is supported on a handle switch which is fixed on a steering handle of the own vehicle, and the operation resistance increasing means is configured to increase the operation resistance by pressing force of a plunger of a solenoid.
  • the operation resistance can be increased in addition to the operation resistance under normal conditions.
  • the operation resistance increasing means can be easily provided without making large changes to a normal switch construction.
  • the plunger is arranged in parallel with and in the vicinity of an elastic member which causes the operation resistance in the winker manipulator.
  • the operation resistance increasing means can be arranged efficiently within the handle switch having a less surplus space.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view of a two-wheeled motorcycle 1 to which an approach notification device of a straddle type vehicle in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
  • the motorcycle 1 is a straddle type vehicle in which a rear wheel WR is driven by a driving force of an engine 8 located in a middle lower part of a vehicle body and a front wheel WF is steered by a steering handlebar 4L, 4R.
  • a front cowl 3 in which a headlight 2 is embedded is arranged in front of the steering handlebar 4L, 4R.
  • Rear-view mirrors 15 in which a front winker device 14 is arranged are mounted on left and right parts of the front cowl 3.
  • a handle switch 7 which has a winker switch as a winker manipulator, and the like.
  • a handle switch 5 having a starter switch and the like.
  • a fuel tank 9 is arranged in such a way as to cover the engine 8.
  • a seat 10 for allowing a driver to be seated is located to the rear of the fuel tank 9.
  • a pair of left and right footrest steps 6L, 6R is provided in a lower position of the vehicle body below the seat 10.
  • the rear winker device 14 is located on a rear end portion of a seat cowl 11 which supports the seat 10.
  • the winker device 14 is configured in such a way that light emitting sections 14FR, 14RR flash on and off at the same time when the winker manipulator is operated to the right, and light emitting sections 14FL, 14RL flash on and off at the same time when the winker manipulator is operated to the left.
  • the motorcycle 1 of this embodiment is provided with a front obstacle detection means 13F and a rear obstacle detection means 13R composed of a millimetre wave radar and a camera in order to detect a position of an obstacle such as another vehicle or the like.
  • the front obstacle detection means 13F is mounted on the front cowl 3 above the headlight 2
  • the rear obstacle detection means 13R is mounted on an upper surface of the seat cowl 11.
  • These front and rear obstacle detection means 13F, 13R are configured to detect an approaching state of the obstacles such as another traveling vehicle, another stopped vehicle, a structure such as a side wall, a median strip, etc., a fallen object, a bicycle, a pedestrian or the like.
  • the configuration and arrangement of these front and rear obstacle detection means 13F, 13R may be changed or modified variously.
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the approach notification device of the straddle type vehicle.
  • a control section 20 includes an obstacle location detecting means 21, an approach determination means 22 and an approach notification means 23.
  • the obstacle location detecting means 21 detects a location of the obstacle based on output information of the obstacle detecting means 13 consisting of the front and rear obstacle detecting means 13F, 13R.
  • the approach determination means 22 determines whether or not an approaching state exists based on a distance from the own vehicle to the obstacle.
  • the approach notification means 23 notifies the rider of the approaching state of the obstacle by means of an indicator 80 (as a second notification means), a winker operation resistance increasing means 25, and a vibrator 26 (as a first notification means) when a predetermined condition is satisfied.
  • the information that the approaching state is determined is notified by the indicator 80, and then, the resistance is applied to the winker manipulator 75 when the winker device 14 is about to be operated in the direction of the location of the obstacle during the notification by the indicator 80. Further, during the notification by the indicator 80 and during the operation of the winker device 14, the vibrators 26 which are provided on each part of the vehicle body are operated. The details of the approach notification will be referred to later.
  • the winker operation resistance increasing means 25 acts on the winker manipulator 75 for operating the winker device 14 and is configured to notify the rider of the approaching state by increasing the operation resistance of the winker manipulator 75.
  • FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view showing a region around the handle of the motorcycle 1. This drawing is viewed from a rear upper side of the vehicle body and shows a state as seen from the rider when seated on the seat 10.
  • a steering handlebar including steering handles 4L, 4R for steering the front wheel WF is covered at the front side thereof by the front cowl 3 as an exterior equipment.
  • a transparent or semi-transparent windscreen 33 is mounted on a middle upper part of the front cowl 3. Under the windscreen 33, there is arranged a meter unit 31 which has a tachometer 32, a speed meter 30, and a liquid crystal display panel 34 capable of displaying a fuel level gauge, a clock and the like.
  • the front wheel WF of the motorcycle 1 is pivotally carried on a lower end of a pair of left and right front forks 35. Upper portions of the front forks 35 are connected to and fixed on a top bridge 38 to which a key cylinder 39 is attached.
  • the top bridge 38 is rotatably mounted on a vehicle body frame of the motorcycle 1 through a steering stem (not shown).
  • the steering handles 4L, 4R are fixed on upper end portions of the front forks 35 through handle clamps 36.
  • the fuel tank 9 is arranged between the top bridge 38 and the seat 10.
  • the indicator 80 which performs the approach notification of the obstacle in accordance with the approach notification device of the present invention is located in a position visible to the rider such as a display region of the meter unit 31 or an upper surface of the top bridge 38 or the like.
  • the indicator 80 in the case where the indicator 80 is fitted to the upper surface of the top bridge 38, it can be retrofitted to an existing vehicle without changing or modifying the meter unit.
  • a front wheel brake lever 53 is arranged on the front side of the right steering handle 4R in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body.
  • a reserve tank 56 for a hydraulic fluid of a hydraulic brake system is attached to a basal part of the front wheel brake lever 53.
  • a handle grip of the right steering handle 4R is configured to operate a throttle of a power source by its rotational operation.
  • the motorcycle 1 is provided with an automatic transmission which does not require an operation of a clutch, and is configured to perform automatic traveling (capable of traveling only by the operation of the throttle) and also to perform semi-automatic traveling (capable of traveling by optional speed change operation).
  • the speed change operation can be implemented by a shift-up/shift-down switch provided in the handle switch to be referred to later.
  • a sequential multi-step transmission in which speed change gears and a clutch are operated by an actuator can be applied to the automatic transmission.
  • an engine stop switch 51 On the right handle switch 5, there are provided an engine stop switch 51, a neutral and drive changeover switch 54, a starter switch 55 and a traveling mode changeover switch 52.
  • an optical axis changeover switch 71 of the head light 2 On the other hand, on the left handle switch 7, there are provided an optical axis changeover switch 71 of the head light 2, a horn switch 76, a winker switch (winker manipulator) 75, a hazard lamp switch 72, and a shift-down switch 74 and a shift-up switch 73 for performing the speed change operation of the automatic transmission.
  • FIG. 4 is a front view of the indicator 80 which functions as the second notification means.
  • the indicator 80 formed with an LED is configured to notify the rider of the position of the obstacle by four divisions. Namely, when the obstacle approaches from a front right side of the motorcycle 1, an upper right region (division) FR of an own vehicle display 81 is operated (lighted or flashed), and when the obstacle approaches from the rear right side, a lower right region (division) RR is operated.
  • an upper left region (division) FL is operated
  • a lower left region (division) RL is operated.
  • the upper right region FR and the lower right region RR are operated at the same time.
  • the lower left region RL and the rear right region RR are operated simultaneously. In this manner, the approaching conditions can be notified using combinations of each of the regions.
  • the number of divisions may be increased to six or eight in accordance with detection accuracy of the obstacle detection means 13F, 13R.
  • the indicator 80 may be configured to change its operation mode in accordance with circumstances, in such a way that the flashing interval is shortened with decreasing distance to the obstacle.
  • FIGS. 5 and 6 are perspective views of the left handle switch 7.
  • the handle switch 7 is fixed on the steering handle 4L in such a way that a pair of switch case halves sandwiches a handle bar 36a of metal pipe from the front and rear sides so as to be connected to each other.
  • the switch case halves are formed with a clamp hole 77 for sandwiching the handle bar 36a.
  • the horn switch 76 of a swingingly pressing type is arranged substantially on the same level with the handle bar 36a.
  • An optical axis change-over switch 71 of a seesaw switching type is arranged above the horn switch 76.
  • a hazard lamp switch 72 of which ON and OFF states are changed by allowing its manipulator to project or sink.
  • the winker switch (winker manipulator) 75 which is configured to operate a direction indicator by being tilted leftward and rightward.
  • the optical axis change-over switch 71 is of seesaw type and is swingable around a swing shaft.
  • an optical axis of a headlamp is directed upward (high beam)
  • the optical axis of the headlamp is directed downward (low beam).
  • the switch is further pressed from a low beam position toward the rider side, a temporary operation of high beam takes place.
  • the horn switch 76 has a swing shaft at an outward end thereof in the direction of width of the vehicle and is configured to be swung when an operating surface on an inward side of the vehicle body is pushed forwardly of the vehicle body.
  • the switch case which is box shaped and made of injection moulded resin or the like, has a two-piece construction and consists of a front case half body 7a located on the front side of the vehicle body and a rear case half body 7b located on the rear side (rider side) of the vehicle body. These case half bodies 7a, 7b are combined with each other by two fastening bolts 85 to be inserted from a front side of the front case half body 7a. With this combination, the casing half bodies 7a, 7b is connected to each other at a divided surface 78 and the handle switch 7 is fixed on the handle bar 36a. An outlet port 79 for a harness bundling wires which are connected to each of the switches is provided below the clamp hole 77 located laterally inwardly.
  • the shift-up switch 73 provided on the front case half body 7a is configured so as to be fit for manipulation by pulling the shift-up switch 73 to the side with the index finger of the left hand which holds the steering handle 4L covered with a rubber grip.
  • the shift-down switch 74 provided on the rear case half body 7b is configured so as to be fit for manipulation by pushing the shift-down switch 74 with the thumb of the left hand.
  • FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view taken on line 7-7 of FIG. 5 .
  • FIGS. 8 , 9 and 10 are views for assistance in explaining the construction of the winker switch (winker manipulator) 75
  • the winker manipulator 75 includes a main body section 43 formed by a flat member, an operation knob 40 with which the thumb of the rider makes contact, and a flat connecting section 41 which provides a connection between the operation knob 40 and the main body section 43.
  • the main body section 43 and the connecting section 41 are made of metal and are formed integrally with each other.
  • the operation knob 40 is made of hard resin.
  • the winker device 14 is operated when the winker manipulator 75 is tilted to either the left or right side, and is stopped when the winker manipulator 75 is pressed forwardly of the vehicle body.
  • the left and right tilting motion of the winker manipulator 75 is carried out by rotation around its rotation shaft 42.
  • the rotation shaft 42 passes through an elongate hole 49 formed in the main body section 43 of the winker manipulator 75.
  • FIGS. 8 and 9 are plan views showing the movement of the winker manipulator 75.
  • an engaging projection 44 for allowing a switch terminal 45 to slide thereon.
  • a front end surface 46 On the forward side of the engaging projection 44 there is formed a front end surface 46.
  • the front end surface 46 of the winker manipulator 75 is always pressed rearwardly by a steel ball 47 which contacts an elastic member 48 such as a coil spring or the like.
  • the resilient force for pressing the operation knob 40 forwardly is provided by this elastic member 48.
  • a contact position of the front end surface 46 relative to the steel ball 47 changes in accordance with the rotation of the winker manipulator 75 around the rotation shaft 42. Accordingly, when the steel ball 47 moves forwardly to compress the elastic member 48, the resilient force in the direction to return the winker manipulator 75 to a neutral position, that is, the operation resistance, is created.
  • FIG. 10 shows a side view of the winker manipulator 75.
  • a second main body section 43a having a similar shape to the main body section 43 is located below the main body section 43.
  • the winker manipulator 75 is configured in such a way that a pressing force generated by a solenoid 60 can be applied to a front end surface 46a of the second main body section 43a.
  • the solenoid 60 functioning as the winker operation resistance increasing means 25 (see FIG. 2 ) in this embodiment includes a coil 62 and a plunger 61 inserted in the coil 62.
  • the plunger 61 is located in a position shown in FIG. 10(a) in a state in which current is not applied to the coil 62, and is spaced apart from the second main body section 43a.
  • the plunger 61 moves to a rearward position as shown in FIG. 10(b) as a result of electromagnetic force produced by the coil 62.
  • the plunger 61 moving rearwardly comes into contact with the second main body section 43a on the way to the rearward position.
  • a force similar to that provided by the elastic member 48 is created. This force becomes an increment of the operation resistance.
  • the plunger 61 is arranged in parallel with and in a vicinity of the elastic member 48 which applies the operation resistance to the winker manipulator 75. Therefore, the operation resistance increasing means 25 can be efficiently arranged in an interior of the handle switch 7 which has little surplus space. Moreover, since the solenoid 60 is used for the operation resistance increasing means 25, an increase of the operation resistance in addition to the normal operation resistance can be achieved by means of the solenoid 60 which is capable of easily performing the adjustment of the pressing force (electromagnetic force) by the plunger 61. Accordingly, the operation resistance increasing means 25 can be easily provided without major changes or modifications of the switch construction.
  • the approach notification means 23 operates the winker operation resistance increasing means 25.
  • the solenoid 60 When the solenoid 60 is turned on, the operation resistance at the time of tilting the winker manipulator 75 can be increased.
  • a tip of the plunger 61 is formed in a hemispherical shape so as to smoothly contact the front end surface 46a
  • a steel ball may be carried on the tip of the plunger 61, for example.
  • the main body section 43 and the second main body section 43a are formed as two parallel extending plates, a surface with which the plunger 61 makes contact may instead be formed by expanding the front end surface 46 of the main body section 43.
  • FIG. 11 is a plan view of the motorcycle showing locations of the vibrators 26, wherein reference characters identical to FIG. 1 designate like or corresponding parts.
  • four pairs of left and right vibrators 26 which are operated by the approach notification means 23 are arranged with the individual vibrators 26 of each pair transversely spaced from one another and each pair longitudinally spaced from the next pair.
  • the four pairs of vibrators 26 consist of a pair of left and right first vibrators 90L, 90R (located at a left hand part and a right hand part) provided on the left and right steering handles 4L, 4R, a pair of left and right second vibrators 91 L, 91 R (located at a left thigh part and a right thigh part) provided at a narrow part of the fuel tank 9, a pair of left and right third vibrators 92L, 92R (located at a left sole part and a right sole part) provided in the footrest steps 6L, 6R, and a pair of left and right fourth vibrators 93L, 93R (located at a left buttock part and a right buttock part) provided in the seat 10.
  • the approach notification means 23 is configured to operate the right first vibrator 90R and the right second vibrator 91 R when the obstacle is approaching from a front right side of the motorcycle 1, to operate the right third vibrator 92R and the right fourth vibrator 93R when the obstacle is approaching from a rear right side of the motorcycle 1, to operate the left first vibrator 90L and the left second vibrator 91 L when the obstacle is approaching from a left front side of the motorcycle 1, and to operate the left third vibrator 92L and the left fourth vibrator 93L when the obstacle is approaching from a rear left side of the motorcycle 1.
  • the approach notification means 23 can effectively notify the rider of the approaching states containing the front and rear directions.
  • the vibrator is not limited to the above described example but may be disposed on various kinds of articles with which the rider makes contact.
  • the hands, buttocks, thigh and head are conceivable as parts of the rider's body.
  • the approach of the obstacle may be notified to the head by a helmet, to the hands by a handle switch, and to the thigh by a pair of special trousers or the like with a built-in vibrator.
  • FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a procedure of an obstacle approach notification control in accordance with this embodiment.
  • the following explanation will be made as an example in the case of detecting the approach of another vehicle which is travelling in the same direction as the traveling direction of the rider's own vehicle.
  • step S1 it is determined whether or not an obstacle approach determination that another vehicle is located within a predetermined distance has been made by the approach determination means 22.
  • the procedure proceeds to step S2 and the indicator 80 (see FIG. 4 ) is operated. For example, when another vehicle travels within the predetermined distance in the forward right direction, the upper right region FR of the indicator 80 is lighted.
  • step S1 the series of control procedures is ended.
  • step S3 it is determined whether or not the winker manipulation is performed in the obstacle approaching direction. For example, when another vehicle travels within the predetermined distance in the forward right direction, it is determined whether or not the rightward tilting operation of the winker manipulator 75 is started.
  • the determination as to whether or not the rightward tilting operation of the winker manipulator 75 is started can be executed based on an output of a sensor which detects the position of the winker manipulator 75, an output of a pressure sensor built in the operation knob 40, or an energization state of the switch contact 44 slidably operated by the winker manipulator 75.
  • the winker operation is performed in the left direction, the negative determination is made.
  • step S4 the approach notification means 23 energizes the solenoid 60 only during a predetermined time interval, so that the operation resistance of the winker manipulator 75 is temporarily increased.
  • the feeling of resistance is given only during operation of the winker manipulator 75, and so the following returning operation of the winker manipulator 75 or the like is not influenced by the operation resistance.
  • the operation resistance is not increased. This is because there is no influence on the route change to the left side when another vehicle is traveling within the predetermined distance in the forward right direction
  • step S3 corresponds to the control at the time of operation (namely, the moment at which the manipulator is operated).
  • step S5 it is determined whether or not the winker device 14 is working (the lamp is flashing). When the determination is affirmative, the procedure proceeds to step S6. However, if the determination is negative in steps S3 and S5, the series of control procedures is ended.
  • step S6 the vibrator 26 located in the obstacle approaching direction is operated. Namely, in the case where the winker manipulator 75 is tilted to the right side when another vehicle is traveling within the predetermined distance in the forward right direction and therefore the winker devices 14FR, 14RR (see FIG. 1 ) on the right side have started to flash, the vibrator 26 corresponding to the forward right direction is operated.
  • the right first vibrator 90R and the right second vibrator 91 R may be operated continuously, for example.
  • the vibrators 26 may be configured to vibrate intermittently at the beginning and to shift gradually to continuous vibration with the approach of another vehicle.
  • step S7 it is determined whether or not the determination of the obstacle approach by the approach determination means 22 is cancelled. For example, when another vehicle leaves from within the predetermined distance in the forward right direction without reference to the movement of any of another vehicle and the own vehicle in the state that the indicator 80 and the vibrator 26 are working, the determination of the obstacle approach is cancelled, and so the affirmative determination is made.
  • the determination may be cancelled by the action of the rider. For example, by pushing a winker cancelling button, the rider may stop the operation of the vibrator. As a result, after having recognized the approach, the vibration can be stopped at the rider's option.
  • the determination is negative in step S7, the procedure returns to step S6 whereby the operation of the vibrator 26 is continued.
  • step S7 When an affirmative determination is made in step S7, the indicator 80 is turned off in step S8 and then the vibrator is stopped in step S9, so that the series of control procedures is ended.
  • the winker device 14 is turned off in the state that the indicator 80 and the vibrator 26 are working, the vibrator 26 is stopped but the determination of the obstacle approach is not cancelled, so that the operation of the indicator 80 is continued.
  • the indicator 80 may be configured to stop its operation in concurrence with the turning-off of the winker device 14.
  • the approach notification is performed by the winker operation resistance increasing means 25 of the winker manipulator 75, the indicator 80 and the vibrator 26, the approach notification device may be performed only by the indicator 80 and the vibrator 26 without provision of the winker operation resistance increasing means 25.
  • the vibrator 26 may be configured in such a way as to be operated on condition that the winker device is working in the direction of location of the obstacle only. Namely, in the case where the winker device is operated and thereafter another vehicle enters within the predetermined distance during the operation of the winker device, the indicator and the vibrator may be configured to be started at the same time. Moreover, in this case, when another vehicle leaves from within the predetermined distance while the indicator and the vibrator are working, the indicator and the vibrator are turned off at the same time.
  • the approach notification device of the straddle type vehicle of the above embodiment when the winker manipulator is operated in the direction of the location of the obstacle, the operation resistance of the winker manipulator is increased, so that the approach of the obstacle is notified, and furthermore, when the winker manipulation is continued so as to operate the winker device, the vibrator is operated additionally to notify the rider of the approach of the obstacle. Therefore, the rider can be notified intuitively by the feeling of the fingertip that various kinds of obstacles such as another vehicle, a pedestrian, a fallen object, a side wall and the like are located in the direction in which the rider intends to travel.
  • the type of the motorcycle, the number and construction of the obstacle detection means, the construction of the winker manipulator, the construction of the winker operation resistance increasing means, types and locations of the indicator and the vibrator, and the like are not limited to those of the above embodiment, and various changes or modifications may be made.
  • the indicators as the second notification means may be combined with another indicator means such as an oil temperature, a high beam or the like, in such a way as to be flashed and operated by a motion different from normal motion. With this configuration, the indicators may be used as attention attracting means while avoiding an increase in component parts.
  • the approach notification means of the straddle type vehicle in accordance with the present invention may be applied to various kinds of vehicles such as straddle type three-wheeled vehicle and four wheeled vehicle, or the like, and is not limited to a two-wheeled motorcycle.

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